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AY, JA SATURD. NUARY 23, 1897-24 PAGES. Miss Enicna Mes. James MeGill, Entert:t! mm, Treasurer, ». Com. on nts. OFFI @irs. Phebe Hearst, First V. P. Mrs. Wm. L. Wilson, Ch, Reception Committee. Mrs. ‘Theodore W. Mrs. Adlal E. Ste; Bi Mrs. John B. Lewls, V. P. Mra. 1. W. Fuller, Ch. Com. of Mrs. Harriet A. McLellan, Ch. Com, on Literature. ERS AND HEADS OF COMMITT: es Miss Mary Lonixe Butler, ¢ Mrs. A. A. Birney, Ch. Arrangements, r. See, Com, of ey, President, ‘Transportation, venson, V. P. OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS. MOTHERS’ CONGRESS Gathering to Be Hela in This City Next Month. PAPERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS But Ali Will Deal With the Train- ing of the Young. oe = MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS oe Weitten for The Evening Star. HERE HAVE BEEN congresses for the | consideration of re- ligious and political | questions. There} have been world’s | fairs for the exhib tion of great achteve- ments in science and art, and county fairs for promotion of th MB terest in the rats: | ing of cattle. There in nave deen Jockey ~=> clubs, kennel clubs and kitte ing unions. Now, after all | these have received due consideration, we at are to last reached the human race, and a conven which will dis- of developing and educating have on pring. This step has been taken by those most. vitally interested in the wuestion, the mothers of the United States. h« whole country is agog with ex- t over the coming installation of a ident, the national congress of will hold its session to consider the raising of possible chief executives of the on the ¥ ground which will soon throb beneath the feet of thousands at the inauguration of the man of the hour. Washington has been cnosen as the seat of the congress because movement is «ne of national tmportance, as well as for he reason of its peculiar interest as the capital of the country ve the and society ~ promoters of the Cleveland has lent her in- offering to tender a “ss on the morning of f its as: lage. known through- charities, as well as pitalities to’the rich, is first vice No one has done more to fur- er the enterprise from beginning to end; it might have been abandoned but nfluence and financial help. The Prime Movers. puntry for her Associatedwith her are three other vice presidents: Mrs. Adla! E. Stevenson, who expressed her interest in the coming con- vention i an article written for a New Yerk paper while the enterprise was In its irfaney, and before the arrangements for {ts meeting had been made; Mrs. John R Lewis of New York and Mrs. Mary E. Mum-|{ tord of Philadelphia. Mrs. Theodore W. Birney of Washington is the president of the organization. It was who first concetved the idea of a moth- | ngress, which she proposed at some thers’ meetings at Chautauqua In ner of 1895 - earnest enthusi- with which it was then recetved has been constantly spreading and will culmt-| pate tu the coming congress Miss Emma Morton, who is a sister to} retary M ts treasurer. The corresponding secretary and the one en whom falls the chief responsibility of rrange 3 for the program, 1s Loulsa Butler of Chicago, prominent in the Primary Teachers’ Sunday | School Union of has been | ected with work at < tauqua for se Owing to the absence of Mrs. Birney consequent upon band’s iiness, Miss Butler has had | the ordinary work of secretary | to, and has done it so well that 8 promises to be successful be- Rost expectation. The Program. sram as now arranged 1s as fol- vening of February 17 be given by W. Birney, nd te flerward, the congress on the the address of | the president, to which Mrs. respond. at 11 o'clock, elve the congress in will Ss’ session papers Mother and ank Hamil- and Mothers y Mrs. Lucy the head of the city missions of | 4 National Training | by Mrs. Robert Cot- | ©. it is thought that } of the results of ture Studies in the] na Schreyver of Michi- al School, formerly of the of w York city; Schools,” by Mrs. W. F. lege and the Blatch, the daughter of nd Madame Jen- of inter- Relation to ‘velopment of Youth.” id-wide fame will ad- ony Comstock will | Young Against Bad | ress M est the So Fou en of w He « to Guard the Dr. E. Stanley Hall of Clark y Worcester Mags., will give al Results of the New Study Hamilton Mabie of The] discuss the “Importance of « Young in To h With Great Dr. John H. Vincent, chan- f Chautauqua, will speak on “The Ideal Home.” “Reading Courses for Mothers” assigned to Mrs. Margaret ster, the edilor of Harper's Bazar, who has | Then he looked slyly around the room to taken great interest m the movement. “Reproduction and Natural Law” will be discussed by Mrs. Alice Lee Moque. Miss Amalie Hofer, editor of the Kinder- garten Magazine, of Chicago, will speak on | “What the Kindergarten Does for Moth- ers. Miss Frances Newton, superintendent of the Chautauqua kindergarten work, will lead a discyssion on “Punishments.” All Will Be Welcome. Ther» will he a book department in con- nection with the congress, where visitors will have an opportunity to select litera- ture bearing upon subjects of important interest to all who have anything to do with the care of children. For, although this gathering 1s to be a mothers’ congress, and is called with a special view to their needs, all women will be welcomed, and the managers say that if half the congress should consist of fathers, the first and greatest object would have been attained, namely, masculine approval of ard interest in their great plan of vindicating mothers. Spinisters end bachelors are also welcom Besides the papers on subjects men- ioned above, there will be general discus- sions upon topics relating to every phase | of child development. Some prominent ladies of Washington who are in sympathy with the movement, but do not hold office, are Mrs. John G. Carlisle, Mrs. Daniel Lamont, Miss Her- bert, Mrs. Judson Harmoi and Mrs. Ella Herbert Micou. Delegates from mothers’ clubs through- out the country have signified their inten- tion of attending the congress, and new clubs are ccnstantly forming. The object of the movement is in general to set mvthers thinking upon the serious question of how best to contribute to the welfare of their families, and more par- ticularly to that of young children at the beginning of their education. It is thought that a club of this kind will receive more encouragement frem the masculine side of the house than organizations for the dis- cussion of political questions, as the bene- fit of the former will immediately be felt at headquarters in the innermost circles of the home. ——.__. DRUNK. WITHOUT DRINKING. The Effect of Mixed Liquids on a Man With a Side Door to His Stomueh From the Cleveland Leader. Recently there have been performed in this city two operations, which, if not con- sidered rare from the standpoint of a physician, are at least considered interest- ing from the standpoint of the public, who take great enjoyment in hearing tales taken from the novel side of fe. The names of the physicians, the patients, and the places where the operations were per- formed are withheld at the earnest request of the physicians in the cases, because the phy ns claim that it is considered un- professional, according to thelr ehtics, to have the account of an operation published in the daily Ts. The first of these operations was per- formed in one of the hospitals. An old man had a cancer In his aesophagus, which ‘ew to such dimensions that it was {m- os for him to swallow his food. A well-known physician and his assistant called at the hospital and decided upon an operation. They cut into the left side of the abdomen, directly over the stomach, and succeeded in putting a tube into the patient's stomach. Before this the man was slowly starving to death. The sur- Seons poured food down the tube and into the man’s stomach. He immediately began to gain strength, and within a few days he was able to sit up in bed. The wound healed rapidly, and the pa- tlent was soon able to take one funnel out of the tube and insert another. Within a week he was able to feed himself without the aid of an attendant. Of course, his every want was attended to, yet he did not* require so much care as formerly. After this the case was left with the as- stant surgeon, who made several calls during each day. Part of the nourishment given the man was a little sherry wine. He soon became able to watch the clock, and at the proper moment pour down the | tube a quantity of the invigorating fluid, for it was that kind of fluid to him. His cleverness led to misfortune. The patient had some friends who were more zealous than wise. Seeing that he was allowed wine, they thought they were doing some- thing neighborly when they sent him two | bottles of beer. The nurse at the hospital thought she would humor the old man, and she took the two bottles of beer to his bedside and then went about other duties. The old man surveyed the two bottles of beer for some Ume with a smile upon his face. A FORM OF From Lite. see that no one was looking (he did not notice another patient lying in the oppo- site corner), and the next moment he had arranged a new funnel in the tube, and, after taking another glance around the room, slowly poured the sherry wine out of the bottle Into the tube. With a gleeful look upon his face he next proceeded to uncork the beer bottles. He slowly poured the contents of both bottles into the tube and then rested quietly. Shortly after this there was a great noise heard in his room and in rushed the at- tendants. The old man had an empty beer bottle in each hand, and he was challeng- ing imaginary enemies and the ‘patient on the bed to meet him in fair and open con- flict. One bottle was sent hurling through the room and landed with great force against the wall. The assistant surgeon, making his call, entered the room, He did not know what had happened until he saw the empty wine bottle. The surgeon ap- preciated the situation at once, and in stern tones commanded his patient to re- main quiet. The patient liked the sur- geon and at once became quiet. “What's the matter with you?” asked the surgeon, sternly. “Nuthin’s matter ‘th me,” said the pa- tient In a highly hilarious manner. “Was'h th’ matter ‘th you? Sa’, Doc, gimme su’ more zat stuff. Whoop!" “Here, you'll have to stop thi surgeon, severely. “No ‘fence, Doc. Beg pardon, Do swered the man, quieting down. ee "O PROTECT WILLS. said the A Connecticut Judge's Plan for Car- rying Out a Testator’s Wishes, From the Hartford Times. The only practical and simple scheme for the prevention of attacks on wills 18 that proposed by Judge John H. White cf Hartford and defeated by the legislature of 1895, It provides that every person on making a will ray deposit it with a legal officer, who shall give public notice that a will has been so offered, and that all who wish to attack the capacity of the testator shall have a certain time in which to offer evidence and bring the matter to a decision. If no objection to the testator’s capacity is made within the time specified the will cannot be attacked on that ground after his death ‘The contents of the will are not disclosed even to its custodian. No one has any ground to attack it because he is left out cr gets less than he thinks he should have. Evidently people will think twice about attacking the testamentary capacity of a man who is there to defend himseif, espe- cially when they are uncertain how he has devised his property, and may be biting off their own roses. As Mr. Swiveller re- marked about the rooms at Bevis Markis: “The contingent advantages are extraordi- rary.” Under this law there would be no premium on will breaking. The proposed law does not require any one to ieposit his will. It merely gives to every person an opportunity to make sure | that his intentions regarding his property i shall be carried out and a growing scandal | diminished, Another idea is that the legislature pass an act directing the judge in his charge to ‘the jury, in ease of will contests, to in- struct them as to the weight of evidence and the verdict that is demanded by the | law. ‘These will cases present questions of law about which the judge knows more than the jury, and we can conceive of no mote infamous practice than that of break- ing a will on technical points, when the intent of the testator is clear. Something should be done to stop this continued and growing raid upon wills. *Ss VIEWS Hix Ideas of the New Woman as He Seen Her in Her Different Guises. From the Chicago Peet. It was Uncle Timothy's first visit to the city, and his nephew was doing the best he could to make it pleasant for him. But there were some things to which Uncle Timothy was unaccustomed, and it took him some time to “get his breath,” as he put it. However, when he got his breath, he was rich in original comment. Of céurse, Uncle Timothy went to the theater, and equally of course there were some features about it that rather startled hin 'p our way,” he said, “we gin'rally cal- “late to git dressed before showin’ our- selves in public. However, everybody to his taste. I ain’t got no special kick comin’ if the women folks kin stand it.” The amazon march seemed to take him He—“I ran across grandmother His Aunt—“Oh, dear! I didn’t know that you rode @ bicycle.” in the park yesterday.” off his feet for a minute, but he promptly recovered himself. “I've hearn tell about these new women what have given up dresses,” he said, “but I s'posed all along that they were puttin’ on pants or su'thin’ 0’ that sort to kinder half make up for what they took off. I S'pose they want to dress light, so's they can make good time runnin’ fer office, but you can bet, arter what I've seed, there's nobody up to my farm can give me any new-woman talk without hearin’ from me good an’ strong, even if it does took cheap- n buyin’ clothes.” ‘Then came a fashionable dinner, and Un- cle Timothy found another surprise {n store for him. “Tried to look like it diin't bother me,” he explained afterward, “but I don't believe I fosed "em much. I can't sit down next to @ woman who's waist is slippin’ down from the shoulders an’ enjoy what I'm eatin’ over and above much. However, it gives me an answer to a question that’s been botherin’ me some considerable. Naturally, he was pressed for a few facts as to the question and the answer. “Why, I've heard a good deal about the difference between women on the stage and women in society,” he said, “an’ that was the first time I was ever able to make out just what it fs. “What is it?” he sits asked. “Why, they begin,to undress from differ- ent ends,” he explaingd. ee oe American Soldiers From the Army and Nasy Journal, The more the people;come in contact our army the higher,.it will stand in lar estimation. Invan article in the New York Herald Col,.; Loomis L. Langdon truthfully says of, it: "Phe American sol- dier of today is a bright, intelligent, active, fairly educated young’ man, of temperate habits, and comméfdhtle ambition, and, Moreover, asa rulz., of a most prepos- sessing personality..Jjhave heen expecially led to these reflections. by witnessing the most Interesting military maneuvers” at Madison Square Garden. ‘The personnel of Captain Dodd's Troop.F, 34 Cavalry; Lieut. George D. Gately's section ‘of Captain Thorp's Light Battery, Sth Artillery, and the detachment of the 13th Infantry, under Lieutenant Butts, is enough to impress the most casual observer with the fact that a great change has come over our army as regards the appearance, the phy- sique, the intelligence and the ‘character of the enlisted men, and in partifular as regards thelr all-around efficiency. The exhibition in the Madison Square Garden of the wonderful drill of these men fas at- tracted most deservedly admiring throngs that lose no opportunity to express their sympathy with these splendid soldiers and f Today, with Dop- their admiration for the intelligence, aiert- ness, precision and enthusiasm displayed in the maneuvers. I have seen nothing like this werk by soldiers of forsign armies, Lor do I believe that anything like this instruction is given in those armies. It makes one proud of our army to see such work so well done, and to see mili- tary duty made so attractive and so effi- cient in training the youth of our coun- try. It gives a new meaning to life when a young man can look forward with in- finite pleasure to becoming an active, am- bitious, wnd patriotic soldier, loving bis country and his profession, and cari little how or where the end comes.” If every member of Congress understood the real character of the officers and men of the service, we do not think there would be so much hesitation about legislating or thelr behalf. Unfortunately, the Congress- men often see the worst side of the army. To them come the growls and complaints and the indications of selfish desire on the part of some to ask more than they are entitled to, and at the expense of those whose quiet devotion to duty 1s unnoticed and unheeded, and thus fails to make the impression it should. oo Evanston Had a Crazy Horse. From the Chicago News, The latest object of interest in Evans- ton was a crezy horse. It was killed last evening, after having furnished its owner and several veterinary surgeons a subject ior investigation for four days. The animal was owned by Lee Gilbert, @ contractor. Saturday he first notlzed its strange antics. It would stand in its stall and nod its head continually, often for fifteen minutes at a time. Suddenly it changed its antics and amused the neighbors who came to see it by prancing up and down. It kept this up all that day and Monday, when it developed a tendency to bite. It snapped at everybody who ap- proached it, even its owner, and yesterday Gilbert decided to have the horse killed. The police were notified, and last evening Officer Clifford shot it. “There is no doubt in my mind but that the horse was insane,’ said Gilbert to- day. ‘Veterinary sargeons examined it; and all came to ‘that conclusion. We thought {t might have been bitten by a rabid dog, but could find no trace of wounds, r Just the Man‘ for Chairman, From the Chicago Post, “Oh, he makes the best chairman for a banquet that we can gét.”” “I didn’t know he Wad any qualifications for such a position.’ “Why, he has the best in the world.” “He hasn't any wit’ “No.” “And he can’t speak well e attention cver thirty! seconds.” “That's true, too; ‘but, don't you see, he parts his hair in thesmiddle, and it has a tendency to make the speaker's table look very evenly balanced.” eGibeenatate A Proud Record. From the Chicago Tribune. “Who was that 'Squse Huxatable that died last week?” asked the caller at the newspaper office. “He was a man,” responded the editor of the Perkins Junction-Palladium, “who had taken this paper nineteen years, always pald for it in advance, never expected me to make a local item about it when he put @ new rcof on his barn or sold his pork, when he came in to ask me a question never began by saying ‘an editor is sup- posed to know everything,’ always sent a $2 bill with the wedding notice whenever any of his family got married, and never had an idea he could run my paper better than I could.’ E of the Palladium furtively ugh to hold And the editor tried to wipe away a tear with the office towel. CUPID IN WAR TIME The Pranks He Played With a Young Soldier Long Ago. A LOVE STORY OF THE WAR _ 1812 Se There Were Many Imposing Ob- stacles in the Way. BUT ALL ENDED WELL ae Written for The Evening Star. HEN THE WAR OF capricious Cupid con- tnued his conquests, and despite the trou- blous times, his work resulted in the found- ing of two Washing- ton families, which have become quite large, and some of their members have settled in the far west. In this city the representatives of these families are to be found, filling im- portant positions, under the general and District governments, in the professional and business world. In some respects the war of 1812 was not unlike that of the rebellion, for a considerable number ot the American people—the federalists es- pecially—being opposed to its prosecution were in favor of a quiet submission to the claims of Great Britain, and conse- quently there were to be found divided families, as well as communities. ‘This was the case in Washington, where, how- ever, the influence of the administration was so strongly felt that opinions in op- position tc the war were generally not expressed. In Maryland, howev the peace ‘ty was more outspoken. Among the families then living in An- napolis was a widow, from a few miles back in the country, with her two daugh- ters, one of them, Mary, an exceedingiy handsome girl, of slight short build, pos- sessing a pair of eyes so brilliantly expres- sive t (as the sequel will show) spoke more eloquently than tongue. on the occasion of one of the visits of a Brit- ish man-of-war to those waters Mary had met a young British officer, and the two had corresponded and had become engaged. As may be imagined, when the young lady heard reports of a British squadron being in the bay, she had high hopes that her lover's ship might be in the squadron, and that she would soon meet him. When some of the neighbors packed up their valuab in the country, the s and moved back widow and her two daughters continued to earn their living by the use of their needles, and as pom- pons for the soldiers were in demand they took up the business of making thes namental appendages to the milita As the garrison of the town was inc so did their work, until so busily were they engaged they had scarcely time to at- tend to the duties of the house. Several alarms had aroused the town and caused more or less of a stampede of the non- combatants. One of these oceurred April 3, 1813, on the arrival of several privateers, chased up the bay by the British; and on this occasion the state archives were has- removed from the city to a piace of safety. The little family of three, how- ever, althcugh they had their former home to which to return If so disposed, elected to remain and trust to the fortunes of war. Doubtless, at least one of the family had an idea that she would be safe if her British lover was on the fleet. In Washington there was among the militiamen a young bricklayer, a native of the lower part of Prince George’s county, who had learned his trade of and worked for Mr. Henry Smith, a leading contractor and builder of those early days. He board- ed with Mr. Smith after serving his ap- prenticeship. Mr. Smith had, some few years before, erected a row of two-story basement and attic brick houses, on the east side of llth street, extending south- ward from the corner of F street, ard al- though these houses have, to some extent, been replaced and remodeled, much of the original structure is standing today—a monument to the thorough workmanship of the olden time. Now, this young man, then but twenty-two years of age, was a remarkably handsome fellow, of | affable manners, genial, open-harted: disposition, and it is not surprising that evea before he was a full-fledged journeyman the ladies regarded him as a good catch. Among the ladies of his uaintance was one whom he had known for several years, and who was the favorite belle of that section of the city. Her name was Katie —-—, and she lived on E street not far from the ream rising in Franklin Square, and ing E street between 9th and 10th ts.’ He had been her regular beau for some months, and had given her an en- gagement ring, which she proudly wore, to the envy of many of her companions. He had, however, another idol, namely, his military cotapany, and was fully as happy when with his company as he was when in the company of his fiancee. The latter was proud of him when he appeared on gala occasions in uniform, but as her fam- ily were of federalist prozlivities, she was totally opposed to his going io war and be- coming a target for British bullets. He urged her to set the wedding day, but che, as a condition, demanded that he should resign from his company. Otherwise, he must wait till the war was over, as’she was not anxious to run the cuances of be- coming a soldier's widow, or tae wife of a fraction of a man. He tried to Impress her that his duty was to his country first, but failed to convert her to nis belief, and as they could nct agree, she retained the en- gagement ring, and the wedding was rost- poned without day. Cupid Interferes, In a short time his company was called into service, but the only effect on the lovers was that the courtship continued afterward by means of letters, and these were always full of hope that the cruel war would soon be over, and their speedy marriage made possible. It was about the last of July, 1813, when information was received in’ Washington that the English fleet was making demon- strations in the Chesapeake, the supposed object being to attack Annapulis. Rein- fercements were at once sent to the an- clent city, and the company to which the young bricklayer belonged received orders for a forced march to that place. Little time had he to prepare for the journey, and taking a hasty leave of the B street girl, he was soon on the march, wondering if he would ever see “The girl I left behind but little thinking that Cupid might interfere. Arriving in Annapolis, it was not long be- fore the want of pompons for their hats led some of the company to visit the now prosperous pompon factory at the widow's home. Our bricklayer-soldier was one of the callers, and during their stay in the skop the young ladies were busily engaged in making the neat pompons, while bar- gains were being made with the mother. The eyes of the bricklayer-soldizr and one of the girls met, and ere the first was aware of it, the heart he supposed oelonged to the E street girl was given to the An- napolis girl, and the latter could not kelp the eloquence of her sparkling eyes con- veying a message she strove to ke2p back. It was also apparent to his fellow sol- diers. that they had witnessed one of Cupid’s conquests on sight. On their way to camp, our bricklayer made .a frank avowal that be believed that Providence had directed his footsteps to meet his fu- ture wife, and they discussed the question as to how he could honorably break his engagement with the Washington girl. Af- ter a day or two's deliberation, he came to the ccnclusion, and so wrote his old flame a full confession that he had met one who he believed was intended for his wife, but had forborne to tell her his love till he could get trom his fiancee a release, and he implored her to consent to this and send back his ring, that he might press his suit with his new idol. She failed to write to him, and after waiting a week, he de- termined to act as “free, single and disen- gaged,” and take whatever consequences might follow, " Learning that the mother—although her daughter had recelved the attentions of a British officer with her approval—exercised more than ordinary care over them wi! Only rounded spoonfuls are required, of evelands BAKING PowDER, not heaping ones, soldiers were about, and that it would be | the Weshington companies to march to next to impossible to obtain such oppor-|t cit and the young husband wag tunity for an interview as loyers sought, | forced to leave the young bride. He gave and having learned that his new idol was, | her every assurance that he would keef like himself, engaged to another, also an|her pcsted as to his movements, and he @ council of war, composed of some|wovld write to her once a week, if, not soldiers in the camp, was called by |oftener; that it would be but a short. time the lover. The situation was considered, | when he would come or send for her, and also the likelihood of the girl’s Britisher be-|that it was impractical for her to accom ing on the fleet, and the prospect, in case |pany him, for there was no telling w of an attack on the town, that she would|further orders they migh:. receive and be able to meet him. The conclusion was|perhaps they would le ordered else- reached that it would be proper to use a] Where, on arrival in Washington. She + little strategy and prevent air a damsel | posed imp! onfide in his’ promis from falling Into the arms of the enemy. yand_hopefally accepicd her position of a soldier's wife The Plan of Attack. : : sexes Days passed into wecks, and weeks to The members of the council were impress-] months, and there was no more 4 ed that it was a case of love at first sight, | applicant for mail at and, although no words had passed be — than the young wif tween them, that Cupid's darts had done | {lings from reece nd were “ their work, and they would be recreant | were cf the opiion that che oun their friend if they did not assist him. The | see Fim again, and having deserted a pirl plan of the attack was laid out, and a party | '9 Washington, he h eserted her. Even of four (including the principal) formed to other eat = vofir came to the A San @aoeans $ that these reports were truc, carry it out. But first an opportunity must assured that If killed, wounded « be found for the young man and maiden to a prisoner, some of his comrades mect and see if they could come to an un- derstanding. Selecting as the time the hour | of twilight, when it would be too early for | would have informed them, but if the mers were true they might not fe upon to send he information, ru 1 cutied candles and too dark fer sewing, the four chosen ones called at the house. While Uwo Sie cemeaeiaeede engaged the mother and one of the girls. had in the meantime gone in a conversation about pormpons, 4 j into camp, ir this city, on what was know” mending uniforms, the bricklayer, having | as “Camp Hill,” subsequently the site of bitten a hole in his glove, asked his idol to] the old naval observatory. Almost imme. sew up the rent. : cia as ; aeed Her needle being threaded, she made | “i! pone —_ ia ewe he i ready to repair the damage to the glove. | to his faithiessness to hen ned akon foe and, it being too dark in the room, he | the return of the ie. anne gene Tor walked to the front window, while she re-| was marticd, end ayy genuring her that he paired the damage. Meanwhile he was | fetter he. hal msithen ta pt A her @ breathing those der words that come! Wife ‘This proof she. Suid is Darting direct from lovers’ hearts, while the fourth | and insisted that he mas eaten te soldier stood in the door ready to give an | He complied with the sass, fooling he rm in case the tynx-eyed mother should | tg write to her weekly ie nat atte ee: have her suspicions aroused. Never was @/ he received no answers, and he wae ae campaign. better planned, nor more suc-| toasty eccount. fon tie at Be was at a cessfully carried out, for the object was ac-| news from hen Fle heey gn recepston of compilshed, and, although the soldier only | had not been captured bs the Hrvteee Gid the talking, the language of the girl] <o"anxices did't leans Saks ae was her eyes and her smile. In less than | tempted to visit the oll cite. hae ee was five minutes the interview was ended by! were daily renoree Ghat tka the soldier whispering “Sunday evening” to making important moves, wat it her, The principals and the soldiers knew | Jy nue ee cn nee a ee that the E street sirl and the young British | take active servicer. he woul i aor rich = $ officer had lost their lovers. i a leave of absence, for fear that his action The little coterie of friends of the soldier | might be misunderstood. wand he eon were of the opinion that it would be better | in service until his tert of valine et that the Knot le speedily and securely | expired. ——_ mt he tied, so that whatever trouble might come | "This occurred in a fe Settle Be wonld ha Soindy sts ‘Through the aa | ‘ots eee hora poy Bioradieg of a friend, when Mary had realized how; hired a team and sool cnesead Me seat hasty she had been, she instituted inquiries | wite much happiness by spmering Oe ee in regard to the character and standing of | mother’s hom It was a joyful meeting her lover. The answers she received were! His wife learned that he nad writ perfectly satisfactory, and she resolved | Jarly to her, letters that she called for but that whenever he was ready to marry | failed to receive. Forthwith he and was made his d that she would be ready. Taking advantage of way to the post every favorable opportunity, the two girls, the letters had not reached the office. He without the knowledge of their mother, | insisted that they must be there and de prepared their wardrobes In case so import-| manded that a seatch be mate which nn ant an eyent shculd take place on Sunda sulted in finding the series in an out-of-the- While this was the condition of affairs in] way ple It was claimed that they were the little household, in the camp of the | ; put thi but the parties in- soldier he and his companions had come of the opinion that t to the conclusion that the wedding should | faiju to deliver them wasp: of a be on Sunday evening, ufless the de-| scheme to make the newly mad. © be- mands of the service prevented, and they. that she had been deserted. The fol- arranged that all who could ‘be spa lowing day the team was headed for Wash- from camp should witness the ceremony. | ington, and the mother insisted on giving The mother of the girls became suspi-| the customary present of that day-—a cious that they pad some secret, but could | feather bed and covering—and some other not believe that Cupid hac proven himself | pseful articles, which w tied to the back so capricious with her daughter as to lead | her to discard the old love. The English fieet rode at anchor in the roads, but what was the intention of the commanding vffi- of the team. In the dusk of evening they ar this city, and drove at on Mr. Smith, wh ved in e to the home of he had previously ved cer was 2 matter of conjecture. | The house happened to be full at the time Pcople must eat in war and in peace, and} and they were obliged to look elsewhur the mother regularly laid in the major | being d to = boarding house on £ part of the supplies on Saturday evening: near 1th street. This was near the home On this particular Saturday, as was her) of his old sweetheari, who happened to. be custom, she took her basket to start to] in the house making a call at the time of market. the arrival of the bride and & m. When “Mother, get something good for sup-| the groom introduced his wife to his first per tomorrow,” asked one of the girls. sweetheart she gave her a cordial greeting “Why,” she asked, “do you expect com- | and was satisfied for the first time that hr pany?” “Yes, mother,” answered one of | had been telling her the truth. Katie and the girls, “some of our soldier friends will} Mary became good friends, and her rec- take tea with us.” The other girl, Mary. | reant lover some months after strength seemed to be in deep thought. and to be | eq their friendship by doing a kind act for willing that her sisier should talk for her, | Katie man had n ke=ping ard her mother putting down the basket, | company with her some little time, but locked at the girls critically and seemed | Miss Katic, until she had her ‘rival to surmise that they were making prepa- | face to face, had never given up the sol rations for more than a mere call of ‘their | Gier lover, and therefore had given this soldier friends. Looking at them, and | suitor, then a prosperous young merchant, particularly at Mary, she asked slowly and | },ut little encouragement. Indeed, she had deliberately : and marry krow nothing? him two weeks up to this time, looked upon him 0: one of the “many strings to her bow being quite a belle she had a number. the advent of the handsome little Do you intend to encourage that soldier, of whom yoa | Why! you haven't known | Mary demurely answered An- that she would marry him if he wanted | napolis wife in the neighborhood, and the her; that she was satisfied from what she | establishment of a modest little home for had learned of him that he would make | her on the south side of F street between her a happy wife, and that ske would be | ith and I2th streets, there were oppor- ready as soon as he wanted her. She fur- | tunities for numerous social meetings and ther said, that through a friend, she had in a few weeks Katie was engaged to the made inquiries as to his character and young merchant. family, and was satisfied with the an- es swers. The mother then besought her Alls Well, daughter not to take such a rash step till | Drafting for the service was rescrted to, further inquiries could be made. Mary re-| and the citizens were being eurolled to ceived all this kindly, but firmly adhered to the resolve to be ready whenever her lover wanted her. The mother closed the interview by saying: “You are your own mistress, and can do as you please, but I have done my duty as a mother.” Preparations for the Event. take their chances of being drawn for the service. Oh, how both of the young people hoped that the name of the young man would not be placed in the wheel, but the enrolling officers were totally oblivious to Cupid’s claims and the political of these from whom the ranks should be filled, and Katie's sweet William was not only enrolled, but drawn as a conscript This event cast a deep gloom over the E street home. and Katie seemed so dis- tressed that her family was fearful that she would be thrown into a spell of sick- ness, and William could not bear the idea of the war interfering with his matri- monial prospects, and of bec»ming a target for British bullets, in what he thon 2 an unjust war. Then it was that her faith- less bricklayer lover came f them out of their difficulty. E street home, bias ‘The journey to market was resumed, and the change in the quality, quantity and character of her purchases showed that while she had not approved the course of her daughter, if she was determined to marry, she would ike to make the event a svcecssful one. She also resolved, that if the wedding was to come off, she would learn what she could of the prospective groom, Sunday morning the mother insti- tuted inquiries, which resulted in the as- surance that the young man was of ex- cellent character, and name, sober, hon- Calling at the he said to the girl, “Thc est and industrious, and was as good a| var has lost you one husband, but will not soldier, as citizen. She thereupon bent her | cost you another if 1 can pre it,” and energies toward making the event one to] after ascertaining that they had’ cc which all concerned might look back on | menced preparations for the wedding, said with pride and satisfaction. to her, “Complete your preparations, for I As the haughty fee was riding at an- | will take William's place.” This offer was chor, in Annapolis Roads, and one of his | joyfully accepted. and the only promise be vessels near enough to throw a shot into the city, and the population, including the asked was that they would see that his little wife should not suffer during his ab- soldiery, expectant of an attack, the sol-| sence. Among the troops called out for dier and his comrades in camp, the bride, | the defense of the capital was the company her mother and sister at home, prepared | to which the bricklayer soldier belonged for the wedding, which played havoc with | The advance of the British eaused a cessa- the matrimonial prospects of the groom's | tion of bridal preparations for a few weeks, first dove and the bride’s affianced. Late on that afternoon the measured tread of a detachment of District militia, with side arms, escorting the rector of St. Anne's Episcopal Church, announced to the little company the coming of the groom. The soldiers filed in the house, and when the bridal party, with groomsman and brides- maid, entered the parlor a few girls of the neighborhood were present. The scene was a pretty one, the uniforms of the officers and soldiers, with the white dresses of the ladies, adding to the effect. The ceremony was according to the Episcopal form, and on2 of the officers gave the bride away. After the wedding cake had been cut—the mother having had it secretly conveyed to the house—the company spent a few hours pleasantly, and returned, ere “taps,” to camp. The honeymoon was of short duration, but it was not brought to a close on ac. count of any attack by the British. The enemy, vnexpectedly, a few days later weighed anchor and sailed away, and shortly after the report came that his ships had passed out of the Chesapeake. Within @ week came the orders directing for unlike the part to the Annapolis wedding, William and Katie preferred that there should be no semblance of danger when the nuptial koot was tied. In the exodus from the city when the British burned the Capitol and other pub- lic buildings, the bricklayer’s wife caught the infection, and with her feather bed— the most valuable of her possessioas—went with a crowd of neighbors to the vicinity of Washington Heights, and remained there for a few hours till the danger appeared to be over. It was not long after her return when the husband appeared in time to witness the marriage of William and Katie. Of the Annapolis marriage there is living one chiid (a resident of Washington) and about fifty descendants down to the sixth generation, and of the E street marriage there are fully as many. J.-K. GUNN, —_—_ Heard in Boston. From the New York Journal. ‘Visitor—“My! how your little boy grows.” Mrs. Commonwealth—“Yes:; we intend put him in spectacles next week,”